NFL News, Rumors and Musings

[Freethinker]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nfl/ar...6-starters-are-at-a-crossroads-022344917.html

Interesting that McCarthy is somehow the QB in the hottest seat despite the fact he is a 22 year old 2nd year QB. Talk about trying to divert attention from the realities on the rest of the list.

Yea, he’s a rookie with 3 starts under his belt. I do however agree with the writers premise, that the Vikings have Super Bowl aspirations. That’s why they should have resigned Darnold, as they’d have a few more wins and would be among the NFC elite again.

The Murray part was funny that Gannon and the GM have invested 3 years into him with nothing to show. Yet, they should get the chance to draft their own QB in 2026. Why? These feckless cucks should go down with their diminutive ship.

 

[MCDC is my God]

Well said. That is what's so frustrating about the Caste System. Zenner and Nall did everything they possibly could to prove they deserved to be on an NFL roster as a top 2 or 3 running back. Didn't matter. Borghi had the perfect size, speed and hands while playing at a major college program. Didn't matter. Its incredible that Skattebo was able to break through all these barricades so easily....

Hearing the name Zenner saddens me so much. Absolutely criminal waste of talent. Thank you Matt Patricia.

 

[Truthteller]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nfl/ar...6-starters-are-at-a-crossroads-022344917.html

Interesting that McCarthy is somehow the QB in the hottest seat despite the fact he is a 22 year old 2nd year QB. Talk about trying to divert attention from the realities on the rest of the list.

As I wrote in the Vikings thread, O'Connell is the one that should be on the "hot seat". In every possible way. Vikings last played in the Super Bowl in January of 1977. That's a long drought; way too long. They were 14-3 last season. They should not have handed the "keys" outright to a 22 year old, coming off a serious knee injury! Not even fair to J.J.

O'Connell had zero interest in re-signing Sam long term, as he had moved up in the 2024 draft to select J.J. McCarthy. J.J. was O'Connell's "hand-picked" quarterback, to replace the aging and injured Kirk Cousins. That said, O'Connell and the Vikings should've "franchised" Darnold for one more year, at the very least. But after his 2 poor games to end the 2024 season, O'Connell felt Sam was not worth the 40 million plus it would've taken and the worthless media agreed.

Okay, Darnold has to leave. And Daniel Jones did not, sagely, want to return as a backup, what's next? O'Connell needed the best possible "bridge quarterback". That should've clearly been future Hall Of Fame inductee Aaron Rodgers, who was literally begging to sign with Minnesota -- Vikings have better offensive talent and coaches than Pittsburgh. Plus he wanted to exact revenge on the Packers, who abruptly let him go, despite his "legendary" status.

 

[Freethinker]

As I wrote in the Vikings thread, O'Connell is the one that should be on the "hot seat". In every possible way. Vikings last played in the Super Bowl in January of 1977. That's a long drought; way too long. They were 14-3 last season. They should not have handed the "keys" outright to a 22 year old, coming off a serious knee injury! Not even fair to J.J.

O'Connell had zero interest in re-signing Sam long term, as he had moved up in the 2024 draft to select J.J. McCarthy. J.J. was O'Connell's "hand-picked" quarterback, to replace the aging and injured Kirk Cousins. That said, O'Connell and the Vikings should've "franchised" Darnold for one more year, at the very least. But after his 2 poor games to end the 2024 season, O'Connell felt Sam was not worth the 40 million plus it would've taken and the worthless media agreed.

Okay, Darnold has to leave. And Daniel Jones did not, sagely, want to return as a backup, what's next? O'Connell needed the best possible "bridge quarterback". That should've clearly been future Hall Of Fame inductee Aaron Rodgers, who was literally begging to sign with Minnesota -- Vikings have better offensive talent and coaches than Pittsburgh. Plus he wanted to exact revenge on the Packers, who abruptly let him go, despite his "legendary" status.

TT, great post. That’s a perfect summary of the Vikings situation.

 

[Warhawk_46]

All to often, we see the huge ego of coaches and general managers control them and lead to their demise… and yet those same coaches get hired at the next stop and do the same thing over again.

Not dissimilar to CEO’s at large organizations.